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Desire (band)

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Desire
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres
Years active2009–present
LabelsItalians Do It Better
Members
Past members
  • Nat Walker

Desire is a Canadian electronic music band from Montreal,[4][5] currently based in Palm Springs. Formed in 2009, the band consists of vocalist Megan Louise and producer Johnny Jewel, a former member of Chromatics and Glass Candy. Nat Walker (also a previous member of Chromatics) was a former member of the band, playing synthesizer and drums.[4][6] Their lyrics are in French and English.[5]

Their debut studio album, II, was released on June 30, 2009, via the Italians Do It Better label.[6][7] Fact magazine listed II as the 14th best album of 2009.[8] That same year, the band's song "Under Your Spell" was featured in the 2010 S/S Max Mara fashion show; in the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2012; and on the soundtracks of the 2011 films Drive and Oslo, August 31st.[1][9] Kid Cudi sampled "Under Your Spell" for the 2012 song "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie". They recorded the song "Behind the Mask" for the soundtrack to the 2015 film Lost River.[10]

The band would support Chromatics for the "Double Exposure" tour, with Jewel and Heaven vocalist Aja performing on synthesizers for Desire.[11]

Discography

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Studio albums

  • Desire (2009)
  1. Montre Moi Ton Visage - 2:34
  2. Mirroir Mirroir - 5:18
  3. Don't Call - 4:34
  4. Dans Mes Reves - 5:23
  5. Under Your Spell - 4:56
  6. Colorless Sky - 3:56
  7. If I Can't Hold You - 7:18
  8. Part II - 7:09
  • Escape (2022)
  1. Black Latex - 4:41
  2. Telling Me Lies - 4:07
  3. Liquid Dreams - 3:16
  4. Love Is A Crime (ft. Mirage) - 3:27
  5. Zeros - 4:19
  6. Dark Age - 2:14
  7. Haenim (ft. Ether) - 4:19
  8. Ghosts - 3:37
  9. Escape - 3:34
  10. The Young & The Restless - 3:05
  11. Days & Nights - 3:23
  12. L’Amulette De La Vie - 1:09
  13. Friends & Enemies - 4:14
  • Games People Play (2025)
  1. Darkside - 4:12
  2. Dangerous Drug - 6:41
  3. Human Nature - 3:45
  4. Dream Girl - 3:45
  5. Sometimes - 3:01
  6. Vampire - 2:35
  7. The Judge - 3:33
  8. Drama Queen - 4:13
  9. Russian Roulette - 1:55
  10. Love Races On - 3:13
  11. Cold As Ice - 3:26
  12. Réflexion Sous La Plouie - 3:04
  13. Tell It To My Heart - 2:56
  14. I Know - 5:06
  15. Love Theme - 3:47
  16. I Run To You - 0:47
  17. Demons In The Rain - 2:40
  18. Othello - 0:39
  19. Love On The Air - 3:48
  20. I See Black - 4:33
  21. Games People Play - 4:01

Singles

  • "If I Can't Hold You" (2009)[12]
  • "Under Your Spell" (2009)
  • "Tears from Heaven" (2018)
  • "Bizarre Love Triangle" (2020)[13]
  • "Escape" (2020)
  • "Black Latex" (2020)
  • "Liquid Dreams" (2020)
  • "Boy" (2020)
  • "Zeros" (2021)
  • "Future Lights" with Double Mixte (2021)
  • "Ghosts" (2021)
  • "Haenim" ft. Ether (2021)
  • "Can't Get You Out of My Head" ft. Guy Gerber (2022)
  • "54321" ft. Omar-S (2022)
  • "Hard Times" ft. Omar-S (2023)
  • "Parisian Time" ft. Jimmy Whoo (2023)
  • "The Power of Love" (2023)
  • "Love Races On" (2023)
  • "Darkside" (2024)
  • "Human Nature" (2024)
  • "Vampire" (2024)
  • "Dangerous Drug" (2024)
  • "I Know" (2024)
  • "Drama Queen" (2024)
  • "Something Real" ft. Omar-S (2025)

References

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  1. ^ a b Simon, Reynolds (September 20, 2011). "'Drive' playlist: 5 tracks from Ryan Gosling's explosive thriller". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Kasper Bjorke's Exclusive Disco Mix". Dazed. February 19, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Grow, Kory (January 5, 2011). "'Girls & Boys Presents Glass Candy+Chromatics'". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Desire prep debut LP and Italians come to London". Fact. June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Ace, Ezra (April 9, 2009). "Damaged Disco". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Desire – II". Resident Advisor. July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  7. ^ Park, Dave (December 27, 2009). "Album Review: Desire – II". Prefix. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "The 40 Best Albums of 2009". Fact. December 9, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  9. ^ "Oslo, 31. august (2011) – Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Feenstra, Gerrit (April 8, 2015). "Album Review: Johnny Jewel – Lost River Original Soundtrack". KEXP-FM. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  11. ^ Vehling (Vehlinggo) in News, Aaron (February 19, 2019). "Chromatics: New Single 'Time Rider,' Tour with Desire, In Mirrors". Vehlinggo. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  12. ^ Hogan, Marc (April 28, 2009). "Desire: "If I Can't Hold You"". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  13. ^ Murray, Robin (February 14, 2020). "Desire Cover New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle'". clashmusic.com. Clash. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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